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WGUS74 KJAN 250344

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MSC007-021-029-049-069-075-079-089-099-101-103-121-123-149-159-

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1045 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR...



CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR...



HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



AT 1045 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR JACKSON TO NEAR DE KALB. OTHER 

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE FROM CANTON 

TO KOSICUSKO TO LOUISVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.



SURFACE REPORTS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 

3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD IN THE WARNING AREA TODAY...WITH 

ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS BEEN 

REPORTED IN PARTS OF RANKIN...LEAKE AND NESHOBA COUNTIES ALREADY 

THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL ONLY 

WORSEN FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF 

INTERSTATE 20 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 55.



DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. IT IS 

IMPORTANT TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MORE 

DIFFICULT TO SEE FLOOD WATERS ACROSS THE ROAD.

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